Limestone adds 67 players as first season approaches

Wednesday

Feb 5, 2014 at 8:08 PM

By ROBERT W. DALTONbob.dalton@shj.com

Limestone College added 67 players to its roster Wednesday as it gears up for its first season of football.The Saints signed 56 players a year ago in their first recruiting class. Those players redshirted and have spent the year learning the offensive and defensive schemes.Limestone coach Bobby James said his goal was to bring in players who are "competitors.""That was the biggest thing," James said. "I felt like we need to bring in guys who could compete to play right now, and I feel like we did that. I'm super excited."While the Saints signed a half dozen players from Spartanburg County and Gaffney a year ago, only one of this year's signees, Chesnee offensive lineman Josh Blanton, played at an area school.Fifty of the players signed Wednesday played at South Carolina high schools.Limestone opens spring practice on March 14. The Saints will hold their spring game on April 12.The Saints kick off their first season Sept. 6 when they host Wingate."It can't come soon enough," James said. "The coaching staff has done a tremendous job in preparing for the challenges that lie ahead. We want to be fundamentally sound and we want guys that will compete. In less than nine months we'll be out there playing our first game, and we've taken some good steps going in the right direction."